Ep. 92 | Baiting Laws Explained: Federal Agents Break It Down | Rich Grosz & Jay Pilgrim

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on baiting laws in waterfowl hunting with retired federal agents Rich Grosz and Jay Pilgrim.

Welcome back to another episode of Delta Waterfowl’s The Voice of the Duck Hunter. Two retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents join us for a powerful and eye-opening conversation. Rich Grosz — one of our most requested guests — returns, and this time he’s joined by his longtime colleague and friend Jay Pilgrim. In this episode, we dig into one of the most controversial and commonly misunderstood violations in waterfowl hunting: baiting. How do federal agents detect it?...

People in this episode

Host: Delta Waterfowl

Guests: Rich Grosz, Jay Pilgrim

Topics covered

• baiting laws
• waterfowl hunting
• federal regulations
• wildlife conservation
• hunting violations

Keywords

• baiting
• waterfowl
• hunting laws
• federal agents
• wildlife violations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Delta Waterfowl

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